Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-15
CHAMBERLAIN'S TALK.
HIS LANGUAGE AT THE 4YRB MEETINGS
INPLAAES THE IRISH.
Threats That BE Will Not Leave Scotland Alive
he Sets Meeting Wild By SlAndsrng the
Irish PeOPle-Hls Auditors Interrupt Him
With Threats and Kisses.

LoNDOA, Apru l4.-Ine language USED
by Mr.. Chamberlain, in speaking
of the meeting in Ayre, has in,
famed the Irish against him,
and he has received numerous letters
warning him that he will not leave Scot.
land alive. Speaking to an assemblage ol
$500 persons, Mr.. Chamberlain said:
The opponents OF the Crimes bill baye
made an outcry against the repression Of
liberty. Liberty to do what? To commit
theft, to ruin industrious men, or to out.
rage women2 (Hisses, mingled with
cheers What are you kissing? The crime
or the punishment?
Here man rising and menaciug Cha M
berlain cried 1T is not characteristic Of
the Irish to outrage women"
An attempt was made to turn the mar
out, but Chamberlain cried out, leave
him alone"
Then he continued "Do you want in
stances of insults offered TO women? (cries
OF outrage, you said; slander the Irish },
| did not mean the grOssest outrage of all
but personal violence and insults lhisse,
and cheers referred to cases like that
Of the Curtin family, where the lives o
the widow aud daughters of the murdered
man were made intOlerable; like that o.
the widow of another murdered man, who
while accompanying the dead body of hel
husband, was jeered and hoot
ed along the street (here the
speaker was interrupted by cries of 'Watcf
YOURSELF" Kisses and general disorder.)
am relating facts to which even my oppo
nents might listen in silence, horror and
shame when Irefer to assasinations mar
says; Take care of yourself" Has thu
time come when we dare not discuss poll
tical matters in this country without beinG
threatened with assassination? Great
cheering) This is the spirit of the par
ties IN the convention at Chicago. / am
sorry to know that they have any repre-
sentatives in Scotland. Cries of They
are not Scotchmen.") That convention,
besides being attended by delegates hon
estly in sympathy with Ire
land, had delegates of q
different stamp-apOstles of outrage and
murder, who have paid the outrage mongers
of England. Mr.. Redmond, the delegate
of the Irish Parliamentary party, explicitly
declared before the convention that il was
the aim of that party TO effect the entire sep
aration of Ireland from England and that
their policy was to make the government
of Ireland impossible. This they seek tO
effect by the most immoral conspiracy ever
devised in a civilized land by contending
for liberty to violate every law, human and
divine Do you think it infamous to re-
strain these men?
"Mr. Parnell threatened in the House Of
Commons, under the species Of a warning,
that if the coercion bill was passed there
would be renewal of Outrages, dynamite
explosions, and attempts to assassinate oul
Statesmen. This grim suggestion may
prove the death warrant of some of us,
Cries of "No." Well, what happens tC
individuals is not Of much consequence
The danger is TO the commonwealth. Fol
the first time in English history our foes
have sympathized with us in our ancient
fortress. Their plan of attack finds en-
couragement from those who ought to be
the strongest defenders of our citadel. This
makes our task more arduOus. But we will
not shrink, we will not abate, we will not
yield to threats from whatever quarter
they come, hut we will endeavOr TO hand
down unimpaired TO our children the unity
strength and honor of the mighty empire
our foreiathers bequeathed us"
Mr.. Chamberlains speech eXcites al
parties The UniOnists considered it a
declaration of war 10 the knife with the
Separatists The GladstOnians charge Mr.
Chamberlain with slandering and villifyinl
his former colleagues by the insnuatior
that they sympathize with the perpetrators
of Outrages in Ireland 1t is asserted that
during his tour through Scotland Mr.
Chamberlain will be attended by private
guard.